Partners, volunteers key to annual CY fest success

Now that Cooper-Young Festival 2018 is in the books, I want to thank a ton of folks that help put it on. You all are what a community is made of. A special thank you to all the City of Memphis police officers and reserves, Shelby County sheriff’s deputies and reserves, and our friends at the fire and code enforcement departments. I always feel very safe knowing you are here. Thank you.

Thank you to the following group of people who work year-round and some for 17 hours the day of the Cooper-Young Festival: Ray Rico, Danny Day, Steve Womack, Bill Stemmler, Stephen Crump, Paul Clarke, Charlie Ryan, Dr. Stephen Tower, Jon Anderson, and Ken Whitehead. These people have full-time jobs and commit hundreds of hours of volunteer time over the year. A special thank you to my right-hand, Chuck Parr, I don’t know what I would do without you.

Thank you to the business owners in the neighborhood that just said ok when I asked for help. You are the bomb and you have no idea how much your “sure, glad to help” meant to me.

Please mark your calendar, September 14, 2019, for our 32nd festival! It’s the second Saturday after Labor Day every year. Artist vendor booths go on sale on-line at cooperyoungfestival.com on June 15, 2019 at 12 a.m. See you then!